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Blasphemy hearing for jailed Christian in Pakistan delayed

March 18, 2014LaymanAsia Bibi, blasphemy, Christian, hearing, Pakistan

By Laura Jones An appeal hearing for a Pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Muslim beliefs has been postponed. Asia Bibi sits in a Pakistan prison, on death row, accused of breaking the country’s blasphemy laws back in 2010. Authorities said she verbally abused Islam, the Prophet Muhammad and two Muslim co-workers. Bibi has…

Congress to hold hearing on American pastor being tortured in Iranian prison

March 14, 2013LaymanCongress, hearing, Iran, prison, Saeed Abedini, torture

By Heather Clark WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Congressional hearing that is set for this week will include testimony on an American pastor that is serving a sentence of eight years in a notoriously brutal Iranian prison. According to the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S….